Many communities along California’s Central Coast are known as artist enclaves, including Big Sur and Carmel-by-the-Sea, which boasts of over 100 galleries in one square mile. Farther south, galleries stay open for monthly art walks in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Morro Bay. Hearst Castle, the legendary home of William Randolph Hearst and creation of renowned arts & crafts architect Julia Morgan lies about halfway between, at San Simeon.